Synopsis
For fifteen-year-old Ruthie Carmichael and her young mother, Rita, life has never been stable. Fleeing Rita’s latest boyfriend, they find themselves living out of their beat-up car, and heading east in search of a better life. When money runs out and their car breaks down, they become stranded in a small town where Rita ultimately lands a steady job waitressing at Tiny’s, a local diner where they begin to develop a family: tender-hearted Marty, the owner of the diner, and Pam, a transgender waitress with big dreams who becomes Ruthie’s closest friend.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 9th, 2016 (Limited) by Gravitas Ventures |
| Video Release: | December 9th, 2016 by Gravitas Ventures |
| MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
| Running Time: | 86 minutes |
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| Keywords: | Poverty, Single Parent, Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, Actors Making Their Directorial Debut, Evicted, Homeless, Life in a Small Town, LGBTQ+, Directing Yourself |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Straight Shot Films, Jaro, Noelle, Mustard and Company |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English |